Labour attacks Farage over Online Safety Act repeal

Labour mobilizes against Farage as the plan to repeal the Online Safety Act triggers a high-stakes political clash.

Rayner accuses Farage of failing young women with plan to scrap Online Safety Act

Reform UK has pledged to repeal the Online Safety Act, a move that Labour says would weaken protections as the act has just begun to take effect. The Labour party has launched a parallel set of online attack adverts against Nigel Farage, including one that pairs him with the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.

Angela Rayner warned in the Sunday Telegraph that scrapping the act would open the door to more abuse and deepen misogynist culture online and in real life. The government has pushed back, with Peter Kyle accusing Farage of siding with figures accused of abuse, a charge Farage has rejected. The campaign shows how online safety policy has become a political battleground, with advertisements linking a political leader to controversial figures and arguments about censorship versus protection. The debate also touches on how regulating platforms intersects with broader concerns about free speech and public safety.

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The outcome will hinge on how voters weigh safety against speech in a changing online world.